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{{For|unrecognised countries that do not claim to be fictional|Micronation|}} ...does not exist in real life, or one that people believe in without proof. Fictional lands appear most commonly as settings or subjects of [[myth|myths]], [[lit ...

...kos must find the eight missing Compuminds, each on eight different unique planets, such as the [[cyberpunk]] world of Cyberia, the green jungle world of Saur ...]]'', the protagonist of which uses a plasma sword and in two levels walks on the ceiling upside-down when local gravity is reversed.<ref>{{cite web|url= ...

...ed to her many subsequent works in that timeline. The book was ranked 10th on the 1977 [[Locus Award for Best Novel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1977 Locus Aw ...she reacts badly and threatens to unleash [[weapons of mass destruction]] on the planet. ...

In 2006, another video game based on ''The Colour of Magic'' was released on [[mobile phone]]s titled ''Discworld: The Colour of Magic''.<ref>{{cite web [[Category:Interactive fiction based on works]] ...

{{Works of Robert Silverberg}} [[Category:Novels set on fictional planets]] ...

...ork=dorislessing.org |access-date=16 December 2008}}</ref> and comprises a set of documents that describe the final days of the Volyen Empire, located at ...n |access-date=16 December 2008 | date=3 April 1983}}</ref> In Lessing's [[fictional universe]] it is propaganda that keeps the fragile empires afloat, and when ...

{{Works of Robert Silverberg}} [[Category:Locus Award–winning works]] ...

...o main characters are Agent Ysanne Andropath and Jack T. Ladd. Ysanne, who works for the Federation Police and pilots the space ship ''Relentless'', is a to ...ing planet in the Altaros Nebula sector. It turns out that there is no one on the planet. As Jack the player has to find Tyrenium fuel for the ship, whil ...

...h the planets Yeowe and Werel, both members of the Ekumen, a collective of planets used by Le Guin as part of the background for many novels and short stories ...st of the four stories. The nations of Werel are nervous that the "assets" on that planet might attempt the same thing for themselves. ...

[[File:Trantor-Coruscant.jpg|right|thumb|A depiction of Trantor, a fictional ecumenopolis from [[Isaac Asimov]]'s [[Galactic Empire (Asimov)|Galactic Em ...first a European '''eperopolis''' ("continent city") which would be based on the [[Blue Banana|area]] between [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Rhine-Ruhr]] and ...

{{Short description|Fictional interplanetary government}} ...universe|universe]] and to the central government of humanity within that fictional universe.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Seed|first=David|date=2001|title=Story Cy ...

{{Short description|Fictional government system in science fiction}} ...and [[space opera]], although they may appear in other sub-genres as well. Works featuring galactic empires may have them as the story's focus, chronicling ...

...from a future Earth and an intelligent, furred race of ''people'' who live on an unnamed planet far from Earth. ...nderstanding and involvement with life on the planet. Soon after arriving on the planet she meets Nia and starts to pick up the ''language of gifts'', w ...

...zdal'''" is a [[science fiction]] [[short story]] by [[Cordwainer Smith]], set in Smith's "[[Instrumentality of Mankind|Instrumentality]]" universe. It w Commander Suzdal is a captain of "The Navy and the Instrumentality" sent on a "one man" mission of exploration (in actuality he is accompanied by sever ...

...a corporatist government and the indigenous resistance, which is centered on the traditions of storytelling, locally referred to as "the Telling" (for w ...om Earth to the planet Aka to provide observations as an outside observer. On Aka, all traditional customs and beliefs have been outlawed by the state. S ...

...miniscent of Jamie's home world. He is sure that if they could just travel on one or two worlds more he would reach his Home. The Homeward Bounders convi ...id not age during his time on the Bounder circuits, time was still passing on his Home world, and his family and his Home world have gone forever. ''They ...

The collection comprises eight works: ...rgonids" is a running joke within Le Guin's work. The stand-alone story is set in present-day Australia, and depicts an arrogant but stupid American man a ...

...released by [[Sega]]. It is based on the film ''[[Alien 3]]'', but focuses on two space Marines. ...sets from the film and take players through the Mess Hall, Infirmary, Lead Works and more. The game ends when the players defeat the unidentified man, only ...

...er. As the planets approach, observers see through their telescopes cities on Bronson Beta. Tidal waves sweep inland at a height of {{convert|750|ft|m}}, The sequel, ''[[After Worlds Collide]]'', details the fate of the survivors on Bronson Beta. ...

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